Re: 5p vs. 7p and Golden Ratio

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>But Geroge, surely you've heard of the "Golden Ratio."
>I understand it was lying around in your country of heritage.

Yes, but that was before my time... ;)

>The Parthenon is not a 5p building.

And Parthenon is not photography and every 3d picture is not a classic
work of art.  That's the diversity in photography I talked about in my 
posting.  Seriously, this argument is used by Jess Powell (apparently, a 
high school geometry teacher) to propagate the superiority of the 7p 
format.  His book on the Realist devotes over 10 pages discussing the 
golden ratio, a bit too much for such a small book.  This argument fails 
to take into account the subject matter.  7p is more pleasing to the
eye than 5p.  How about the subject?  What if the subject is square, 
circular or can be better framed in a portrait configuration?

I am afraid there are too many exceptions from the "Golden Ratio" in 
stereo photography....

George


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